scapegoat

The now commonly-used English term “scapegoat” (meaning a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others) was first coined in 1530 in the English Pentateuch translation of William Tyndale (in the spelling scapegoote). (Source: Crystal 2010, p. 278)

For other idioms in English that were coined by Bible translation, see here.

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